_oppOrtunity ’ for _i _’ _~ iino _’ rity , children _withOiXt ‘ protest . . ‘ AbOve all , he could not be a party to perpetuating such policies . This ‘ would ‘ be an ideal person , —one might say , and , _consequently , impractical . We do no’t admit this . - - ‘ We _. in- sist that it is no ~ too much to expect from those ’ who are working with minority groups ; we do not expect it from those _. who are riot _sinCere . We do not look for this attitude in the man operating the corner store ; nor in the man who ‘ delivers the morning bread . For we know that ‘ to these minority groups , or any group , exists to be e _, _cploited , if possible , under the maxim : Business is business , But from those engaged in - the educational field one has a right to expect more ; ~ one has a right to ex ’ pect that they do not act as if one can divorce education from life ; ‘ that they do not assume ‘ that when one leaves the classroom , one ceases his obligations to the college community . Yet n...

Linco _lnián Edito r Is Cóngratu _látè ’d By ’ , _Alumnuá April 24 , 1939 Dear Mr . Patrick : I want to take this opportunity to commend you and your associates for the very splendid edition of the _L-incolnian , a copy of which was sent to me some time ago . In the past I have been very critical of the student publications because most of them have contained matter which was entirely too trivial and certainly not consistent with ‘ the dignity of a college -paper . I was very glad when the last one ‘ that was published wen’t out of existence , The matter contained in this present edition is most commendable and interesting and I am ‘ hoping that the standard you and your editorial board has set will be maintained in the future . Very truly yours , Walter 0 . Alexander , M . D . 48 Webster Place Orange , N . J .

forget party differences who will try to fight large issues _along s ~ ith the progressive elements in the faculty and the student ‘ body , could prove our solution . ‘ The undemocratic election system on our campus means _infinite harm to the good name and reputation of the University , and something definitely should be done -when the’ reputation of our Alma Mater ’ is - in jeopard y _it is the-student bOdy ‘ in , ‘ the final analysis that makes up

Lincoln , Howard Lauded In N . I . D . A . Fest ival At Va . State Alumn i To Present Dramatic Pr ize A prize will be awarded to the most outstanding member of the Lincoln University Players by the alumni group in New York . This prize will consist of $15 . 00 and will be presented at the June commencement . It will not be awarded upon a basis of acting alone , ‘ but may be given to the most outstanding student in stagecraft , play-writing , directing , or any of the other allied fields of dramatics . Professor J . N . Hill , director of the dramatic ‘ society , will’ make the selection of the student regardless of ‘ his classification or duration of membership in the players . He stated at the last meeting of the group that promirience in a role or length of service in the dramatic activities would not ‘ be considered a prerequisite to the winning of the award . Jasper Deeter Is Critic Jud ge Colleges participating in the ninth annual dramatic festival of the Negro Intercollegiate ...

Lincoln Stude nts Tal k With German Govt . Represen tative New Light Shed On Nazi Regime Kenneth Dodson , Jack Tracey , ‘ and Howard Irwin ‘ had the priviaege of meeting Mr . Frederic von Basedow , a German ~ oil executive and a ‘ special representative of the German government t ~ this country , in Oxford , Pennsylvania on Sunday , May 21 . T’he students carried on a very lengthy conversation with him and tried to explain to him the Negro ’ s conception of democracy in America . He seemed to feel i 1 ~ a ‘ grave miscarriage ‘ of democracy when ‘ he was told that the great majority of Negroes in this country are denied the right to vote . He stated that he is not a member of the Nazi party ‘ but merely a seeker after that type of ‘ government which would prove ‘ to be of direct bene fit to ; the average worker . When asked whether ‘ he would be permitted to talk as freely in Germany ; he answered in the negative . He was amazed when informed that the Oxford , above the Mason and Dix...

African Chief-Elec t Enrolls At Lincoln U On February 28 , Christopher N . Orizu matriculated at Lincoln University . He ‘ hails from the Ibo , a tribe of Eastern Nigeria . which has a population of 20 , 000 and is engaged chiefly in the cultivation and exportation of palm oil and kola nuts . Mr . Orizu would have sailed from Nigeria with the other students who arrived here near the beginning of the second semester , but he was delayed by oolitical complications resulting from the death of ‘ his father , the Paramount chief of the tribe , There political intricacies centered ‘ around the problem of choosing a successor from among the late chief ’ s ‘ thirty-three sons—not all of the same mother , of course . The oldest son is selected customarily , except on rare occasions when he is considered incompetent . In such cases , the younger son considered most cornnetent is elected ‘ by popular vote . Here was an instance of the except ion : the oldest son was rejected and Mr . Orizu was...

CLASSES ELECT OFFICERS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1939-1940 Practical Journalism At University Of Wisconsin Class elections extended over the period coverin’g May 9-12 . This year the general qualification standard as determined by the Student Council of last year was utilized . The general regulation which covers all class elections reads as follows : No man with a failing group shall represent the university in any extra-curricular activity , A failure in one subject or more shall be ‘ construed as a failing group , Class elections shall be held at a convenient time . No election shall be ‘ held at a time when men are away on university business , i . e ,, basketball , debating , dramatics , glee club , etc . A notice shall be posted ten days in advance of the election and all members of the class shall be notified . Men shall vote in the class in which they ‘ have sufficient ‘ hours to be considered legitimate members . Men shall vote in accordance with the official dean ’s list . The elect...

L _. U . Players Visit New York Making their debut in New York City on Saturday night , May 13 , The Lincoln University Players met with signal success . Their appearance was sponsored by Abram Hill , ‘ 38 , a former member of the group and the Reverend James Robinson , ‘ 35 . T’he production was given at The _Chunih of the Master , 86 Morningside Avenue , New York . _T’he Reverend James Robinson is the pastor of the church . The Players presented The World Waits , a three act play by George Hummel ; this production ‘ had been given previously at Hampton Institute , Virgin’ia State College and on Lincoln ’ s Campus . The sponsors as well as representatives of the Federal Theatre ‘ have invited the Players to appear in New York again next year . Scholastic Booby Prize Geneva , N . Y . _—( I . P . ) The most unpopular trophy on the Hobart College campus , the Cuspi Cup , emblematic of poor scholarship , ‘ has been presented to the Kappa Alpha Society for the second consecutive time . ...

E . C . Robins on And Jack Trace y Attend N . S . F . A . Conference Elbert C . Robinson , president of t’h e Student Council , and Jack C . Tracey , attended the Middle Atlantic regional conference of the National Student Federation of America , during the week-end of April 28-30 at Union College , Schenectady , New York , The regional conferences of N . S . F . A , is designed to ‘ provide through seminar discussions an internship in student government for students who are most likely to become next year ’ s Student Council leaders in their own colleges . The Conference was divided into several seminar groups each under a competent leader . The Lincoln delegates attended the commission on Adjustment to Social Regulations , Student Government Problems in Small Col leges ; Relation of college publications to Student Government and the commission on Election System which Elbert Robinson led . The latter was elected Vice-President of the Middle Atlantic region . Jack Tracey was cited ...

Harold ‘ Kennedy ‘ Speaks At Lincoln Harold J . Kennedy , president of the Theatre Education League , spoke on the contemporary theatre at Lincoln University on May 19 at eight thirty p . m . Mr . Kennedy ’s knowledge of the theatre is based upon a brilliant ‘ academic background as well as practical theatre experience , He wa’s graduated from Dartmouth College as a Rufas Choate Scholar and -took his -Master ’ s Degree in the famous ‘ 47 Workshop at Yale . In New York he is known as an actor and playwright , ‘ having appeared in Orson Welles’ modern production of Ju’liuà ‘ Caesar and having published eight one-act plays . More recently Mr . Kennedy has acted as personal representative for Jane Cowl , Orson Welles , Jane Wyatt , and others . He came to Lincoln on an eight week tcur which has included such colleges as Yale , Smith , Wellesley , Harvard , Radcliffe , Brown , Williams and Mount Holyoke . The speaker stated that an actor 4 must be able to adapt himself to various types o...

Kentucky Univers ity H its Hell Week Lexington , Ky . _—( I , P . ) — Fraternity Hell Week at the University of Kentucky has gone the way of other obsolete institutions . Dr . T . T . Jones , dean of men at this institution , appointed a committee which has presented a regulatory program which completely eliminated public exhibitions , confines informal initiation practices striétly to chapter houses and grounds , prohibits Hell Week activities from interfering with class work of students , and makes mandatory the cessation of all ‘ hazing activities , each week night , at twelve o ’ clock . The University of Kentucky ’s attitude is in line with that of leading educational institutions of the country as a step toward the eventual complete elimination of this out-moded institution of Hell Week .

Elects Officers Universit y Forum The University Forum , an organization established by Professor John A . Davis for the purpose of ‘ bringing outstanding speakers to the Campus , held its annual election of new officers and members on May 12 . Dr . R . M . Labaree , the faculty adviser of the group , who was present at the meeting scored the Forum for its seeming inactivity during the present school year . Officers elected are : Jack C . Tracey , President ; Rufus Shorter , recording ‘ secretary ; Henry Mitchell , corresponding secretary , and Thomas Dickens , Treasurer . The newly elected members are : Ralph Koger , John Doggett , Ronimus Stokes , Frank Doggett , Andrew Bass , J . Riche Coleman , John K . Phillips , and Wendell Logan . T’he ‘ publicity director will be elected next semester .